Total Return Securities (SWZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. The fund invests in public equity markets of Switzerland. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on factors such as capital appreciation, income, economic and industry trends, quality of management, financial condition, business plan, industry and sector market position, dividend payout ratio, and corporate governance to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index and MSCI EAFE Index. It was previously known as The Helvetia Fund, Inc. The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. was formed in October 24, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.11 to $6.19
• 50-Day Range: $6.02 to $6.37
• 52-Week Range: $6.00 to $9.43
• Volume: 51,307 shs
• Average Volume: 62,506 shs
• Market Capitalization: $79.89 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.83%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Total Return Securities Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Total Return Securities scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 655th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Total Return Securities.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Total Return Securities has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.16% of the outstanding shares of Total Return Securities have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Total Return Securities has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Total Return Securities has recently increased by 4.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Total Return Securities is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.85%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Total Return Securities does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.16% of the outstanding shares of Total Return Securities have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Total Return Securities has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Total Return Securities has recently increased by 4.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Total Return Securities has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Total Return Securities this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for SWZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Total Return Securities to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Total Return Securities insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $11,507.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.03% of the stock of Total Return Securities is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

41.12% of the stock of Total Return Securities is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SWZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SWZ shares performed this year?

Total Return Securities' stock was trading at $7.49 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SWZ stock has decreased by 17.9% and is now trading at $6.15.

Who are Total Return Securities' major shareholders?

Total Return Securities' top institutional investors include Shaker Financial Services LLC (1.08%), Uncommon Cents Investing LLC (0.95%), Uhlmann Price Securities LLC (0.81%) and Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC (0.15%).
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How do I buy shares of Total Return Securities?

Shares of SWZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Total Return Securities own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Total Return Securities investors own include Intelsat (I), Associated British Foods (ABF), Fossil Group (FOSL), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Bank of America (BAC), Chaarat Gold (CGH) and Apollo Global Management (APO).

Company Calendar

• Today: 8/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - INVEST FUND
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SWZ
• CIK: 813623
• Web: www.swzfund.com
• Phone: 800-730-2932
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 11.51
• Quick Ratio: 11.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.34 million
• Price / Sales: 24.05
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $8.94 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,990,000
• Free Float: 12,987,000
• Market Cap: $80.33 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.76